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Lessening Employee Anxiety as Restaurant Doors Open

Modern Restaurant Management

That includes social distancing, sanitation, masks, partitions and contactless payment and menus (or throwaways). Kitchens must be sanitized, per recommended guidelines. only bussers clear tables; only servers wipe down tables between seatings), and enhanced sanitation schedules. Calm, firm reinforcement of rules.

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‘Life Is All About Balance’

Modern Restaurant Management

Interviews range from baristas and servers to operations managers. Interviewees discuss their personal experiences during the ongoing pandemic, including losing their livelihoods, customers who refuse to wear masks, having to change procedures so the restaurant is safe and sanitized and more. People do not view serving as careers.

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Are You Ready for the Wave of Job Applicants?

Modern Restaurant Management

While some roles will remain the same, new positions around sanitation will likely be required to address not only CDC and State guidelines, but also customers’ concerns around safety in a post-pandemic world. Unemployed servers, bartenders and hosts will apply for multiple roles, testing the limits of hiring manager’s capacity.

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How to Succeed as a Restaurant Employee: Experts Weigh In On Top Employee Qualities

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Servers have become sanitation experts. Success can also mean asking for that promotion or applying for the server position when it opens up. Larger organizations with multiple locations have positions in different departments that require all kinds of skills sets such as operations, HR, and more.

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Staffing Solutions for Restaurants During COVID-19 Outbreak

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A cross trained staff will be able to address this more easily as a peak service time server can do other tasks in the operation. A key emphasis for the foreseeable future will be creating more distance between customers in dining areas, as well as making it clear to patrons that sanitation is one of your primary focuses.

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Restaurant Operations Overview: What You Need to Know

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For example, during the 3-5 pm time frame, cleanup might include a thorough cleaning of kitchen areas by the BOH team and a floor sweeping and sanitization of tables in the front of the house. What about when the server enters the wrong order in the POS and doesn't realize it until they get to the table? Human Resources Management.

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Restaurant Recruiting During and After COVID-19

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Your job postings and hiring process should look different today versus pre-COVID,” explains CareerPlug ’s director of HR, Natalie Morgan. Want to know how to interview a restaurant manager, server, or cook remotely? Stick to phone or video interviews until it’s absolutely necessary to bring candidates into the restaurant.

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